C.R.P(MD)Nos.604 & 1549 of 2015

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT

RESERVED ON : 05.09.2023

PRONOUNCED ON : 27.09.2023

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MRS.JUSTICE L.VICTORIA GOWRI

C.R.P(MD)Nos.604 & 1549 of 2015

1.C.R.P(MD)No.604 of 2015:-

A.Kartheesan

... Petitioner/Appellant/1^st Respondent

Vs.

1.The Deputy Registrar of Co-operative Societies,

Perumalpuram,

Tirunelveli – 627 007.

... 1^st Respondents/1^st Respondent/

Plaintiff

2.H.Ganesan

3.S.S.Rajeshwari

4.T.S.Muthiah

5.R.Mariappan

6.E.Sankaran

7.G.Sugumaran

8.S.Chandran

9.S.Paranjothi

10.J.Angel Vijaya Nirmala

11.P.Sivagami

... Respondents 2 to 11/

Respondents/Respondents

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PRAYER: Civil Revision Petition filed under Article 227 of the

Constitution of India to set aside the orders passed in C.M.A.CS.No.8

of 2009 dated 08.12.2014 on the file of the learned Principal District

Judge, Tirunelveli, in confirming the surcharge case No.15 of 2003-04

dated 30.12.2008 on the file of the first respondent.

For Petitioner

: Mr.K.R.Laxman

For R – 1

: Mr.J.Gunaseelan Muthiah

For R – 3

: Mr.D.Venkatesh

For RR 4 to 6 & 8 to 11: Mr.S.Seenivasagam

For R – 7

: No appearance

2.C.R.P(MD)No.1549 of 2015:-

S.S.Rajeswari

... Petitioner/Appellant/3^rd Respondent

Vs.

1.The Deputy Registrar of Co-operative Societies,

Perumalpuram,

Tirunelveli – 627 007.

2.The Special Officer,

A-237, Tirunelveli District General Employees

Co-operative Thrift and Credit Society Limited,

Kokkirakulam,

Tirunelveli – 9.

3.A.Kartheesan

4.H.Ganesan

5.T.S.Muthiah

6.R.Mariappan

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7.E.Sankaran

8.G.Sugumaran

9.S.Chandran

10.S.Paranjothi

11.J.Angel Vijaya Nirmala

12.P.Sivagami

... Respondents/

Respondents/Respondents

PRAYER: Civil Revision Petition filed under Article 227 of the

Constitution of India to set aside the orders passed in C.M.A.CS.No.9

of 2009 dated 08.12.2014 on the file of the learned Principal District

Judge, Tirunelveli, in confirming the surcharge case No.15 of 2003-04

dated 30.12.2008 by the Deputy Registrar of Co-operative Societies,

Tirunelveli.

For Petitioner

: Mr.D.Venkatesh

For RR 1 & 3

: No appearance

For R – 2

: Mr.M.Senthil Ayyanar

Government Advocate

For RR 5 to 7, 9 to 12

: Mr.S.Seenivasgam

For R – 8

: Mr.K.R.Laxman

COMMON

ORDER

These Civil Revision Petitions have been filed by the

revision petitioners to set aside the orders passed in C.M.A.CS.Nos.8

and 9 of 2009, dated 08.12.2014 on the file of the learned Principal

District Judge, Tirunelveli, confirming the surcharge case No.15 of

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2003-04 dated 30.12.2008 by the Deputy Registrar of Co-operative

Societies, Tirunelveli.

2.For the sake of convenience, the parties are referred to

as their rank in surcharge case No.15 of 2003-04.

3.The Plaintiff/Deputy Registrar, Co-operative Societies

initiated surcharge proceedings in S.C.No.15/2003-2004 as against the

first defendant and 11 others and held that the first defendant along

with 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 defendants have misappropriated an

amount to a tune of Rs.58,47,600/-, 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12

defendants to the tune of Rs.53,00,000/-, 1, 2 and 3 defendants to the

tune of Rs.9,54,000/- and 1 and 3 defendants to the tune of

Rs.27,16,000/- and in total to the tune of Rs.1,00,47,600/- are liable

to pay with prevailing interest to the Societies.

4.Aggrieved by the order passed by the plaintiff, the first

defendant/Kartheesan preferred C.M.A(CS)No.8 of 2009 and the third

defendant/S.S.Rajeswari preferred C.M.A(CS)No.9 of 2009 on the file

of the Principal District Court, Tirunelveli. The said C.M.A(CS)Nos.8 and

9 of 2009 were dismissed, confirming the order of the plaintiff.

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5.Challenging the order passed i